Day #33 Our first bath + Baby shower = great day!!

Taking care of my monkey


Opening presents

Cake topper

Winney the Pooh cake

Daddy cuddling Trey

Smile for the camera

Tiny hands

Today was the baby shower and it was great. I loved being able to spend time with my friends and family celebrating my son. Chris made a slide show CD with music and everything. Every time I watch it I cry. I told him that he is now obligated to make a CD for every baby we have. My MIL and SIL hosted the party and found the cutest cupcake cake. Of course, the theme was Winnie the Pooh and so was the cake. I really can't thank everyone enough for coming and supporting our family.

After the shower, we went to the hospital. When we got there they let us know that they cut Trey's O2 back to 3liters. I already knew that from speaking with the doctor earlier but seeing the number on the O2 meter makes me nervous. I am always afraid of pushing him to hard to fast but I have to have more faith in him and the doctors. So, the nurse asked us if had given him a bath and we had not so GUESS WHAT!!! We finally got to give him our first bath. He didn't like it very much but...I did!!! Then we weighed him and GUESS WHAT!!! he is over 4lbs now...to be exact 4lbs 1oz Whoot!!! He is doing so well, gaining weight all the time moving down on his O2. Everything in the right direction.

So, I am exhausted but this day has been wonderful. I am so blessed and very grateful for every good day, hour, minuet and second.

Day #32 Shower tomorrow

The shower is tomorrow and as of right now I am exhausted. I hope that I will wake up with a ton of energy. I guess that I am having a touch of PPD (postpartum depression) I feel frustrated, tired, wore out, sad, and BBLLAAHH!!! I just want to sleep, sleep and oh did I say sleep. Okay, that is exactly what I am going to do...I am going to bed and hopefully, I will wake up renewed and refreshed. BTW, Trey is doing great as usual. The are referring to him as a "feeder and grower" Basically, that means what it says. That all they are really doing is feeding him and watching him grow..Besides the O2 they aren't doing much else. Oh, I got this from a friend and it speak volumes of what it is to be a preemie mom.

You know you're a preemie parent when...
If this list looks familiar, you might be a parent of a preemie baby! We have to laugh about it to keep our sanity! :)

You know you're a preemie parent when...

*You measure everything in ML's and grams

*You can change your baby's diaper with one hand

*In the course of the same day, you have wanted to slap and bear hug the same NICU nurse

*You have gotten a rash on your hands from washing with hot water and the NICU soap... eight times in one day

*Your baby has ever outgrown an outfit... while s/he was wearing it.

*You could drive the route from your house to the hospital in your sleep... and maybe you have.

*You can't remember what you talked about before feeding schedules, diapers, and growth charts.

*You're more interested in your baby's diaper than the State of the Union

*When someone offers you their hand to shake, you think twice, envisioning the germs that you might take home from them

*The sound of your baby crying is beautiful, not annoying.

*While everyone else coos, "He's so tiny!" their six-pound baby looks huge to you.

*Your heart almost bursts with love at least once a day

*You not only know what "bilirubin" is, you have had several extensive conversations about it.

*You never knew how grateful you could feel that your baby has gained an ounce.

*You know where all the vending machines are on your floor of the hospital... and which ones have the good snacks.

*The security guard at the front door of the hospital just waves you in when he sees you.

*You are grateful for the smallest things now -- a shower, clean socks, a meal that you didn't have to cook, a friend who has a whole conversation with you without offering you any useless advice.

*When someone asks you what scent you're wearing, you say "Germ-X" without batting an eye.

*Your baby's first diaper is really a maxipad that says Pampers and has tiny tabs on it.

*The first time you changed your baby's diaper you had to wonder where his butt was.

Day #31

Not much has happened today, Trey is down to 4l on his O2 and that is a big step in the right direction. The shower is on Sunday but over all; I am Blllaahhhh right now. Tired and wore out. So, this is all for tonight.